Arts Club Theatre, Granville Island, 604-687-1354. Open mike with Mike Weterings Mon.; DJ Darren Woodhead Tues., singer-songwriters with Mike Weterings and guests Wed.
» SUTHERLAND March 29
» ATTICS AND CELLARS, DARKBLUEWORLD, PRAIRIE CAT March 31
» CODY WESTMAN AND NEAL RYAN, JAMES LAMB, JASON DE LUCA April 1
» MAX SERPENTINI, NEIL CRUICKSHANK, TEA April 7

BAR NONE

1222 Hamilton, 604-689-7000. Live funk and soul with house band Soulstream Mon.-Tues.; party rock and mashups with DJs Profound and 107 Thurs.; house with Dana D Fri.; house, mashups, and soul with Marlon J. English Sat.

BUFFALO CLUB

1161 Granville, 604-688-7803. Skate/snow/surf industry night Mon. with live hip-hop, punk-rock, and metal performances.
» ZIMMERS HOLE, JUST CAUSE, TERROR SYNDROME March 29
» FLOOD OF FIRE, BABY JANE March 30
» THE FEBRUARYS March 31
» INNERTWYNE April 6
» INNOCENT BYSTANDER April 7

CAFE DEUX SOLEILS

2096 Commercial, 604-254-1195, www.cafedeuxsoleils.com/ .
» THE WIND WHISTLES March 30
» THE McKECHNIE TRIO March 31

CAPRICE

967 Granville, 604-681-2114, www.capricenightclub.com /. Top-40 and dance hits with DJ Daryl O Wed., international DJs Thurs., Top-40 dance and R&B hits Fri.-Sat.

CASCADES CASINO

20393 Fraser Hwy., Langley, 604-530-2211.
» HEADPINS March 31

CELLAR

1006 Granville, 604-605-4350, www.cellarvan.com /. Live band Gen X plays best of '90s grunge rock Wed.; live British rock with Radio One Thurs.; comedy Fri.; dance and Top 40 with DJ Joseph Michael Fri.-Sat.

CELLAR JAZZ

3611 W. Broadway, 604-738-1959, www.cellarjazz.com/ . Restaurant with live jazz.
» MOTHER OF PEARL March 29
» DAVID "FATHEAD" NEWMAN March 30
» ED JOHNSTON AND NOVO TEMPO March 31
» RABNETT FIVE April 1
» BARI BLIZZARD & SIKULA, BROOKS & BABIN April 2
» FOUR April 3
» JESSE CAHILL TRIO April 4
» JOEL MILLER AND MANDALA April 5

CHANTEL'S

Boulevard Casino, 2080 United Blvd., Coquitlam, 604-523-6888. Live music Wed.-Sat., no cover.
» GARY COMEAU March 28-29
» DAVID STEELE March 30-31
» TAYLOR JAMES April 4-5
» DR. STRANGELOVE April 6-8

THE COBALT

917 Main, 604-764-PUNK. Art Mon., with free art space and gallery for artists; hip-hop open mike with Pot C every first and third Tues.; softcore comedy with Aubrey Tennant every second and fourth Tues.; fake jazz improv Wed.; karaoke hosted by wendythirteen Thurs. and Chi Pig Sun.
» THE TABOO REVUE VARIETY SHOW March 30
» EASTSIDE DEATH SQUAD, ROCKPILE, THE PISSUPS, NUMBSKULL March 31
» THE SORROW AND THE PITY, THE MINGLER, THE SAME, HEPITIDAL WAVE April 4
» DEFIANCE, DEADRIVER WASTELAND, VERBAL DECEPTION April 6

COMMODORE BALLROOM

868 Granville, 604-739-4550. Thousand-seat venue features live performances by touring bands and musicians from across North America and around the world. Tix for most concerts at Ticketmaster, 604-280-4444.
» PAOLO NUTINI, ANNIE STELA March 29
» SPARTA, MONEEN, ATTACK IN BLACK March 30
» ELEVATION (TRIBUTE TO U2) March 31
» BLUE OCTOBER April 6
» MIGUEL MIGS April 7
» BASSNECTAR, ZILLA, THE FUNGINEARS April 13
» STEPHEN MARLEY & JR. GONG, K'NAAN April 14
» THE HARLEM GOSPEL CHOIR April 15, noon & 6 pm
» SOCIAL DISTORTION, THE BLACK HALOS, I HATE KATE April 16-17
» TOOTS AND THE MAYTALS April 18-19
» BLONDE REDHEAD, MIDNIGHT MOVIES April 20
» REGINA SPEKTOR, ONLY SON April 21
» PEEPING TOM, PIGEON JOHN April 22
» KAISER CHIEFS, THE WALKMEN, THE LITTLE ONES April 24
» INTERPOL April 25
» MICHAEL WHITE & THE WHITE April 28
» JARVIS COCKER May 1
» LCD SOUNDSYSTEM May 3
» ARCTIC MONKEYS, BE YOUR OWN PET May 4
» REVEREND HORTON HEAT, MURDER BY DEATH May 5
» YARD DOGS ROAD SHOW May 6
» DIMMU BORGIR, UNEARTH, DEVILDRIVER, KATAKLYSM May 11
» PETER BJORN AND JOHN, FUJIYA & MIYAGI, ILL EASE May 12
» THE BRAVERY May 14
» JOEL PLASKETT EMERGENCY, PETE ELKAS May 18
» JOSS STONE, RYAN SHAW, JAVIER May 21
» DINOSAUR JR., UNCUT May 23
» MANU CHAO AND RADIO BEMBA SOUND SYSTEM May 25
» MARK FARINA, LUKE McKEEHAN June 2
» NAZARETH, HEADPINS July 6

COTTAGE BISTRO

4468 Main, 604-876-6138. Soul Sun., open mike Wed., Steve Kozak blues session Sat., 4-7 pm.
» FERA March 30
» SISTER DJ'S RADIO BAND April 3
» WIND WHISTLES April 5
» ATOMIC ROBOT MAN April 6

FAIRVIEW PUB

898 W. Broadway, 604-872-1262. John Nolan Trio Thurs. from 6-9 pm, Brickhouse Thurs. at 10 pm., Blind God Tues. at 10 pm.
» THYMES UP March 30
» WILLIAM TAYLOR March 31
» PENDO MOJA April 6

FIREFIGHTER'S CLUB

6515 Bonsor, Burnaby, 604-437-4347. Live music Fri.-Sat. from 8:30 pm to 12:30 am.
» THE BOBCATS March 30-31
» THE BLUE VOODOO April 5
» NASTY HABITS April 6-7

LAMPLIGHTER

210 Abbott, 604-681-6666, www.thelamplighter.ca /. Afternoon jazz sessions with New Orleans Ale Stars Sat. from 3-6 pm., hip-hop Mon., live bands most nights.
» THE ELIXXXIRS, THE HIGHBALLS, THE GOLDEN WEDDING BAND, LESLIE HALL March 30
» GENGHIS TRON, BISON, FAKESHARK REALZOMBIE March 31
» ULTRA VIXEN BURLESQUE April 1
» ETHER'S VOID, UNDER THE SUN, THE GOOD SISTER April 5
» CRYSTAL PISTOL, UNDERRIDE, THE PRICE OF DRUGS THESE DAYS IS THROUGH THE ROOF, MURDER CITY SPARROWS April 6
» THE ROBOT ATE ME, RUN CHICO RUN, INTERNATIONAL FALLS April 8
» THE CAVE SINGERS, LIGHTNING DUST April 15

LULU'S LOUNGE

River Rock Casino Resort, 8881 River Rd., Richmond, 604-273-1895. Live music Wed.-Sun., no cover.
» FAITH & DESIRE March 29
» DR. STRANGELOVE March 30-31
» FREE WILL ORCHESTRA April 1
» INCOGNITO April 4-5
» MIKE HENRY April 6-8

LYNNWOOD INN

1515 Barrow St., North Van., 604-988-6161, www.lynnwoodinn.com /. Live bands on weekends, original open stage Tues.
» THE DREAM POLICE, KRIS LANGEMANN April 3

MAIN

4210 Main, 604-709-8555. Mediterranean restaurant with live music Thurs.-Sat.
» D TREVLON March 29
» BLIND GOD March 30
» RUTH MINNIKIN March 31

MARINE PUB & BREWHOUSE

5820 Marine Dr., Burnaby, 604-435-2245, www.marinepub.ca/ . Live bands and dinner-dance Fri.-Sat.
» GLEN PEARSON BAND March 30-31 & April 20-21
» EIGHT COUNT April 6-7

MEDIA CLUB

695 Cambie, 604-608-2871, www.themediaclub.ca /. Live music most nights, comedy night hosted by Shawn Hall Sun., karaoke competition Mon., classic-rock jam Wed.
» RAP IS POETRY March 29
» STINKMITT, THUNDERHEIST, ISIS, GRAHMZILLA March 30 2ELVIS PERKINS March 31, 7 pm
» THE BUTTLESS CHAPS, NATHAN, OCTOBERMAN, D TREVLON March 31, 9 pm
» THE LUSCIOUS, KIM BARLOW April 1
» CALLA, WINDOWS '78 April 2
» LISA MONIQUE BAND, TERZA RIM, ROOM SE7EN, MADISEN & BRITTNEY KWASNEY April 3
» THE SUMNER BROTHERS, THE MILERS, THE MODELOS, THE GRANGE April 5
» JACKFRUIT, MATTHEW MEI, MADISON'S PANIC, IDEOGRAM April 6
» THE R.A.F., MAKE THE LION, LONDON SPY, PHONOMONES April 7
» LIONS IN THE STREET, MARY'S GUNNS April 14
» WHITEY, TV HEART ATTACK April 9
» THE CLIKS, THE SMEARS, FLOODLIGHT April 16
» MARK ROBERTSON, ROZ BELL April 20
» BOBBY CONN, CANNED HAMM May 19
» FROG EYES, HIMALAYAN BEARS June 6
» THE ROSEBUDS June 9
» KEREN ANN, JASON HART June 13

MONTMARTRE CAFE

4362 Main, 604-879-8111. Licensed Parisian cafí‰ with live entertainment. Celtic and folk with Tim Readman Thurs. No cover.
» TIM READMAN March 29
» THE BEIGE March 30
» KENT McALLISTER & BAND March 31

NAAM

2724 W. 4th, 604-738-7151. Natural-foods restaurant with live music nightly from 7 to 10 pm.
» LES FINNIGAN March 29
» BRANDY GIBB March 30
» SHANTO March 31

PAT'S PUB

403 E. Hastings, 604-255-4301. Live bands some nights.
» HARD MONEY SAINTS, KILLER SAINTS, JAMES HONEYCUTT & THE REVOLVERS March 30
» ROY KAY TRIO March 31
» VANCOUGAR, DREAMDATE, YESTERDAIS April 5
» JOE ABERNETHY, NEINS CIRCA, FANSHAW April 6
» SANDYBONE & THE BREAKDOWN, PAUL PIGAT April 7

PICCADILLY PUB

620 W. Pender, 604-682-3221. Karaoke with the Bev Mon., live bands some nights.
» SONIC TEMPLE (CULT TRIBUTE), FREEWILL March 30
» THE RADIO SOLDIERS, COSMEDIC, UNCLE WEEZEL March 31
» BURNING DOWN, SLUSH, CAMBRIDGE, BLACK COLLAR CROWD April 7

PLAZA CLUB

881 Granville, 604-646-0064, www.plazaclub.net /. Top 40, hip-hop, and R&B with DJs J-Swing and Flipout Wed.; live 99.3 the Fox broadcast with David Hawkes Thurs.; Top 40, R&B, and dance with DJ Dave and J-Swing Fri.; Top 40, R&B, and dance with DJ Tanner Sat.
» PRIESTESS, PRIDE TIGER, SPREADEAGLE March 29
» VERUCA SALT, CHARLOTTE MARTIN March 31
» CUT CHEMIST April 4
» THUNDERSTRUCK (TRIBUTE TO AC/DC), WIZARD OF OZ (TRIBUTE TO OZZY OSBOURNE), RAYZING SONS April 5
» CONSTANTINES, JON RAE & THE RIVER, LADYHAWK April 12
» ANBERLIN, THE REASON, DAPHNE LOVES DERBY, JONEZETTA April 16
» FISHBONE, FIVE ALARM FUNK April 17
» THE KLAXONS April 22
» THE TAINTED LOVERS April 25
» PANURGE, NO LUCK CLUB, IT'S A LIVING THING April 26
» JOSEPH ARTHUR & THE LONELY ASTRONAUTS, STARS OF TRACK AND FIELD May 3
» MANDO DIAO, POP LEVI, THE FILMS May 5
» TAPES 'N TAPES, LADYHAWK May 6
» THE VIEW May 12
» EL-P May 15
» DAVE SEAMEN, NICKY DELGADO, TYLER JOHNSON May 20
» CANCER BATS, BLEEDING THROUGH, THE END, JOHNNY TRUANT May 24
» ELECTRALANE May 27
» SPREADEAGLE July 5
» BC/DC July 26

PRINCETON PUB

1901 Powell, 604-253-6645, www.princetonpub.com/ . Jam with Sandy Bone and friends Tues., DJ Paco Wed., DJ A Sharp Thurs., DJ Jonny Vancouver Fri., live bands Sat., karaoke Sun. No cover.
» STIMULATORS March 31
» TONY BALONY & THE RUBES, THE NOBLE FIR April 7
» NICKEL CITY SLIM, EAST VAN ALLSTARS April 14

PUB 340

340 Cambie, 604-602-0644. Live bands on weekends.
» MUDLARK, HACKSAW, RE-ENTRY March 29
» RUM REBELLION, THE BIG BAD, ROCKPILE, MOTORAMA, BOXFILLER March 30
» THE BRAT ATTACK, RIO BENT, 22 HOOKERS, THE EASY BROTHERS, WHITEY March 31
» SAVANNAH, SOUND OF THE SWARM April 4
» STUFFED ANIMALS, CHEERLEADER CAMP, VAPID, DRUGS April 5
» THE PARALLELS, THE BELADEANS, THE MANIPULATORS, DJ BRYCE DUNN April 7

RAILWAY CLUB

579 Dunsmuir, 604-681-1625. Live bands Mon.-Sat., roots jam with alternating hosts Butch Murphy and Jimy Now Sat. from 4:30 to 8 pm. Cover varies.
» THE FEMINISTS, ORCHID HIGHWAY, OLD HAT, MONGOOSE, TRANSYLVANIAN POLKA March 29
» HINTERLAND, WELKIN, STEPHEN HEDLEY, MARNIE MAINS March 30
» CADAVER DOGS, THE GRANGE, THE PACK March 31
» THE SKEDADDLERS April 1
» HARD ROCK MINERS SINGALONG April 2
» BAD MOVIES, BLUECHILD, MOUNT PLEASANT, PAINT April 3
» THE PACK, IT'S A LIVING THING, TREACHEROUS MACHETE April 4
» BOOMCHIX, SWANK, ANA BON-BON April 5
» KNOTTY PINES, TOM HAMEL & UPRIGHTS April 6
» RICH HOPE & HIS EVIL DOERS, HUNG JURY, JUNIOR MAJOR April 7
» THE RED ELVISES April 8

RED ROBINSON SHOW THEATRE

Boulevard Casino, 2080 United Blvd., Coquitlam. New live venue features top-name musical and comedy acts from across North America. Tix at Ticketmaster, 604-280-4444.
» RANDY TRAVIS March 30-31
» DON RICKLES April 6
» KENNY ROGERS April 7
» DR. HOOK April 13
» THE SMOTHERS BROTHERS April 14
» THE BEACH BOYS April 20-21
» KRIS KRISTOFFERSON May 4
» NORM McDONALD May 5
» KENNY SHIELDS & STREETHEART/HARLEQUIN May 11
» DIAMOND RIO May 18
» MARTHA REEVES & THE VANDELLAS May 19
» BOB SAGET May 25
» FRANKIE AVALON & BOBBY RYDELL May 26
» CLINT BLACK June 1
» BOB NEWHART June 8
» CHIPPENDALES June 15-16
» JETHRO TULL Sept. 29
» WYNONNA Oct. 2-3

RED ROOM

398 Richards, 604-687-5007. Latin, Top 40, and hip-hop Fri.; electronic house with Nicky Delgado Sat.; live bands some nights.
» ECHOES IN ORBIT, CRITICAL ELEMENT, VULTURES March 31
» NOMEANSNO, MARRIED TO MUSIC, THE JOLTS April 4
» THE FRAMES, JETS OVERHEAD April 12
» APOSTLE OF HUSTLE, MEMPHIS May 6
» TEENAGE HEAD May 12

RICHARD'S ON RICHARDS

1036 Richards, 604-687-6794, www.richardsonrichards.com/ . Tix for most concerts at Ticketmaster, 604-280-4444.
» JESSE SYKES AND THE SWEET HEREAFTER, JENNIFER O'CONNOR March 29
» PEPPER, REDEYE, THE SUPERVILLAINS March 30
» MAN MAN, VICTORIA, VICTORIA! April 1
» MEW, OH NO!, OH MY! April 3
» GREAT LAKE SWIMMERS, GREAT AUNT IDA April 5
» JJ GREY & MOFRO, NOISES FROM THE TOOLSHED April 7
» ROGER CLYNE & THE PEACEMAKERS April 8
» TOMI SWICK, JEREMY FISHER, SIMON WILCOX April 9
» THE APPLESEED CAST, LOVE AND MATHEMATICS April 10
» THE PONYS, DEERHUNTER April 11
» SILVERSUN PICKUPS, ELIZABETH April 12
» DAVID USHER, NLX April 13
» TED LEO AND THE PHARMACISTS, LOVE OF DIAGRAMS April 18
» MUTE MATH, THE CINEMATICS, SOMEONE STILL LOVES YOU, BORIS YELTSIN April 20
» AIR, KATE HAVNEVIK April 21
» ELECTRIC SIX, TEST YOUR REFLEX, NIGHT KILLS THE DAY April 23
» TRANS AM, BLACK TAJ April 24
» THE BOOKS, TODD REYNOLDS April 25
» !!! May 4
» COCO ROSIE, BUSDRIVER May 5
» BOUNCING SOULS, STRIKE ANYWHERE, THE LOVED ONES, STATIC RADIO May 6
» ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE, MAMMATUS May 9
» BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB, THE FRATELLIS May 12
» THE SEA AND CAKE May 14
» LAVENDER DIAMOND May 23
» ELECTRELANE, THE BLOW, TENDER FOREVER May 27
» CSS, BONDE DO ROLE June 6
» GIRL TALK, CIRCLESQUARE June 9
» GANG GANG DANCE, ARIEL PINK June 15
» THE NATIONAL June 29
» MAXIMO PARK July 23

RIME

1130 Commercial, 604-215-1130, www.rime.ca/ . Live-music venue features local performers and touring musicians, comedy night Wed., artist in residence Gordon Grdina every Sun. in March. Cover varies.
» YVETTE NARLOCK, ORA COGAN, JESS HILL, ANNI ROSSI March 29
» JOANNA CHAPMAN SMITH, BLUE ISLAND TRIO March 30
» NEWWORLDTHEATRE BENEFIT March 31

RIVER ROCK SHOW THEATRE

River Rock Casino Resort, 8811 River Rd., Richmond, 604-247-8900, www.riverrock.com /. Thousand-seat venue features live performances by touring musicians and comedians from across North America and around the world. Tix for all shows at Ticketmaster, 604-280-4444.
» THE IRISH ROVERS March 30
» KENNY ROGERS April 6
» DON RICKLES April 7
» ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK April 27-28
» THE COMMODORES May 4
» GEORGE CARLIN May 5
» KENNY G May 18
» A-LIST COMEDY TOUR May 19
» DIONNE WARWICK June 22
» WEIRD AL Sept. 14
» JETHRO TULL Sept. 28

ROSSINI'S KITS BEACH

1525 Yew, 604-737-8080. Restaurant with live jazz at 7 pm by Cecil Perinbam Sun., Francis Fernandez Mon., Peter Trill Tues., Bob York & Friends Wed.-Sat.
» CECILE LAROCHELLE March 30-31
» SOTIGHT March 31, 3:30 pm

ROXY

932 Granville, 604-331-7999, www.roxyvan.com /. Joe's Garage Mon.-Tues.; house band Troys 'R Us Wed.-Fri., Does Your Monkey Bite (live classic and Top-40 rock) Sat., live country by Midnight Cowboys Sun.

SHARK CLUB

180 W. Georgia, 604-687-4275. Velvet K spins top hits and favourite '80s tunes Fri.; DJ Knowledge, DJ Tropic, and DJ Fresh spin house, funk, R&B, reggae, old skool, and Top 40 Sat.

TREES ORGANIC COFFEE HOUSE

450 Granville (between Hastings and Pender), 604-684-5060. Live acoustic blues, folk, jazz, and country Fri. at 8 pm. Admission by donation.
» NATHAN MICHAEL MARCUZZI, LISE MONIQUE, LA DRAMA AND MEAGAN March 30
» SAID THE WHALE, LEE LINDSAY, BOBBY SLAC K April 6

YALE

1300 Granville, 604-681-YALE, www.theyale.ca/ . Brickhouse Fri.-Sat. from 12:30-3 am; jam with Incognito Sat., 3-7 pm; jam with Tony Robertson's Vaqueros Sun., 3-7 pm; showcase hosted by Brickhouse Sun.; Jerry Adolphe and friends Mon.
» MUD DOG March 29
» THE KINGPINS March 30-31
» SLIDIN' CLYDE ROULETTE April 12
» CARLOS DEL JUNCO April 15
» FIONA BOYES April 22
» PINETOP PERKINS April 26